MEAL Officer

Job Description

Title: MEAL Officer

Company Name: Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh

Vacancy: 02

Age: At least 18 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 62758 - 69693 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor`s Degree in Statistics / Humanitarian Aid / Development studies, or any relevant areas of Social Science Disciplines.

• Preferable – Master`s Degree in a relevant field.

• Kindly refrain from applying if you do not meet the academic qualifications specified in the job advertisement.

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 18 years

• At least 2 years of experience in MEAL, preferably in a development and humanitarian context.

• Working experience in education-based humanitarian and development projects will be an added advantage.

• Experience in project monitoring, evaluation, information management, and research with an I/NGO in the humanitarian/emergency and development field.

• Demonstrated skills in planning, implementation, monitoring, organizing, analyzing, and report writing, preferably in any HI thematic areas like MHPSS, SRHR, functional rehabilitation, inclusive education and economic services, protection and risk reduction, and protection against violence.

• Languages: Oral and written communication skills in English, Bangla, and Chittagonian (oral).

• IT skills: Proficient knowledge of relevant software: MS Office package (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), mobile data collection tools (SurveyCTO), and other database programs.

• Data Analysis: Quantitative and qualitative data analysis, preferably SPSS, R, GIS, PowerBI, NViVO, etc.

• Be familiar with and abide by the NGO/Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, HAP, and Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).

• Personal qualities: Work in a team approach, Willing to take on additional responsibilities, work under pressure, and take initiative.

Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, focusing on creating sustainable changes to ensure the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society.

HI is currently looking for some MEAL Officer for its “Strengthening Protection, Health, and Resilience of Refugees and Host Communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh,” funded by FCDO. And for its “Improving Disability Inclusion in the Rohingya and Host Communities Humanitarian Response,” funded by DFAT project.

Job Location: 1-Teknaf (FCDO) & 1-Ukhiya (DFAT)

Type of Contract: Fixed-Term

Duration of the Contract: As early as possible to 31 March 2026 for Teknaf (FCDO) and to 31 December 2025 for Ukhiya (DFAT)

Line Manager: Regional MEAL Manager

Reporting to the Regional MEAL Manager, the incumbent MEAL Officer will participate in and ensure the quality of the project and monitor data at all stages of data management (tool design, survey coding, collection, entry, cleaning, sharing, archiving, report writing, and dissemination of findings) to ensure and facilitate effective decision-making and reporting. The MEAL Officer will be responsible for implementing the MEAL activities on the project(s) to which s/he is assigned, as defined in the MEAL and IM system framework established by the Regional MEAL Manager.

Special Attention: "We kindly request that you refrain from applying if the salary range, job location, contract duration, or any other terms and conditions outlined in the advertisement do not align with your expectations."

Responsibilities:

Mission 1: Operational implementation

Responsibility 1: Is responsible for the collection of field data for monitoring & evaluation surveys

• Contributes to the creation, translation, and validation of data collection tools;

• Helps define the schedule and means required for the implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities;

• Takes part in the selection and training of the community or daily workers contributing to the quantitative and qualitative surveys;

• Ensures the effective collection of the information necessary for the success of monitoring & evaluation activities;

• Ensures the obstacles to field activities are identified and passes this information on to his or her line manager;

• Takes part in presenting the findings of surveys;

Responsibility 2: Participate in project evaluation and self-evaluation activities.

• Contributes at least once a year to project self-evaluations led by the project managers;

• Contributes to project evaluations led by internal or external evaluators;

Responsibility 3: Transmits relevant monitoring information to the program’s information system.

• Monitoring/tracking project indicators, updating the indicators, and updating the MEAL Plan, doing analysis, and sharing every month

• Complies with the procedures for transmitting collected information, as described by the program’s information management system;

• Writes regular reports on the monitoring and evaluation of the activities conducted;

• Regularly evaluates the work done and suggests improvements

Responsibility 4: Data Management

• Contributes to design tools and methodologies;

• Develop tools in SurveyCTO/Kobo, data cleaning, analysis, and interpretation;

• Continuous and regular Data quality Assessment by spot check and triangulations;

• Participate in the direct collection or manage the collection of quantitative and qualitative monitoring data as needed (conducting surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, observational monitoring, etc.)

• Contributes to an archive of key project documents

Responsibility 5: Accountability and Learning

• Sensitize staff to capture lessons learned and best practices;

• Participate in project reviews;

• Train staff on the project MEAL system.

• Sensitize volunteers on Accountability Framework;

• Collect, collate, analyze, and report Complaints and Feedback from the community;

Responsibility 6: Contributes to representing HI in the communities

• Contributes to providing feedback on the results of monitoring & evaluation activities to the populations and partners;

• As part of his or her tasks, represents HI with the population and partners, respecting the organization’s values and maintaining cordial, positive, and close working relations

Mission 2: Emergency preparedness and response

• Contributes to the program’s emergency preparedness actions and, in an emergency, adapts his or her working methods to contribute to an effective humanitarian approach by HI

• Mobile bill,Medical allowance,Provident fund,Weekly 2 holidays,Insurance,Gratuity
• Festival Bonus: 2

• Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.

• Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.

• Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.

• Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.

• Allowance for Children`s Education: Staff will get an allowance for Children`s Education as per the HI policy.

• National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.

• Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (interim) as per the HI policy.

• Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation allowance as per the HI policy.

• Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.